| Kreuzkirche | |
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| Schloss- und Stadtkirche St. Crucis | |
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 Church of the Holy Cross is situated in the old town (●) shown within the approximate location of the former 13th-century defensive wall encircling it.
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| 52°22′24″N 9°43′57″E / 52.373391°N 9.732596°E | |
| Location | Hanover |
| Country | Germany |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Previous denomination | Catholic |
| Website | www |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | hall church |
| Style | Gothic |
| Completed | 1333 |
| Administration | |
| Synod | Church of Hanover |
| Deanery | Hanover City |
| Parish | Marktkirche, Hanover |
The Church of the Holy Cross (German: Kreuzkirche) is a Lutheran church in the centre of Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. A Gothic hall church, it is one of three churches in Hanover's old town (Altstadt) – the other two being Market Church and Aegidien Church, although the latter is now a war memorial.
During the Reformation the church became Lutheran. It was then expanded, and renovated in the 19th century. Destroyed by the bombings of Hanover in World War II, the Church of the Holy Cross was rebuilt in simpler form between 1959 and 1961. Receiving an altar by Lucas Cranach from the Palace Church (Schlosskirche) that was not rebuilt after World War II, in 1960 its official name became Palace and Town Church of the Holy Cross of Hanover (Schloss- und Stadtkirche St. Crucis Hannover). In 1982 the Church of the Holy Cross parish became part of the Market Church parish.